Pet cockatiel Kiki becomes the latest TikTok star thanks to her singing skills

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by david randoseru

Bird is a word.

TikTok's hottest new star is a chirping cockatiel with killer pipes and a classic flavor.

Kiki, known as @kiki.tiel on the popular social media site where she boasts 3.6 million followers and counting, gained widespread fame thanks to her special skill set. That special skill set is on display in a series of videos, including a recent video of him jamming. To Earth, Wind & Fire's “September”.

Grace Robinson, 19, picked up the intelligent pet when she was very young. She never tried to teach him to sing, she told Southwest News Service. Kiki says she did it all herself.

Feathered Frank Sinatra was like a sponge from the beginning, Robinson said. When he hears something he likes, he whistles back.

Kiki's favorites seem to be the nursery rhyme “When I Know I'm Happy, I'll Clap My Hands,'' the classic iPhone ringtone, the wolf whistle (tsk, tsk), and the funk classic “September.''

The video of the tiny tuner belting out 1970s hits garnered 11.4 million viewers in just a few weeks.

“He just picks things up. I haven't taught him any of those things,” said Robinson, who lives in Norfolk, England.

“He loves to sing in the mirror, and when I show him my phone, it plays my iPhone ringtone,” she said.

Ms. Robinson tries to encourage her diminutive hobbyist to add to her already impressive repertoire, but notes that Kiki tends to learn at her own pace.